amla
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Gujarati આમળું (āmaḷũ), from Sanskrit आमलक (āmalaka). Doublet of emblic.
Noun
[edit]amla (plural amlas)
- Phyllanthus emblica, a deciduous tree.
- Synonyms: Indian gooseberry, emblic myrobalan, Malacca tree
- 2007 August 26, Katherine Russell Rich, “Go Suck on a Topaz”, in New York Times[1]:
- Less stately advice is also offered: the amla fruit, boiled, is an excellent hair conditioner.
- the bitter yellow-green fruit of this tree.
- Synonym: emblic
Translations
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fruit
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Further reading
[edit]- Phyllanthus emblica L. on India Biodiversity Portal
- Phyllanthus emblica on Wikipedia.Wikipedia